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Roentgen Equivalent Man (Rem) Summary
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Roentgen equivalent man (rem) is a unit of radiation dose equivalent that describes not only the amount of radiation that a human is exposed to, but also the biological damage that can result from exposure to the various types of radiation. The actual...
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Rem : Environmental Science and Engineering
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The amount of radiation which produces energy dissipation in the human body equivalent biologically to one roentgen of X-rays. The rem has been replaced by the Sievert (Sv), which is equal to 100...
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Röntgen equivalent man Information
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The röntgen (roentgen) equivalent in man or rem (symbol rem) is a unit of radiation dose. It is the product of the absorbed dose in röntgens (R) and the biological efficiency of the radiation. More precisely, assuming a radiation weighting factor...


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NFPA Journal
Equivalencies
03/01/2006: 636 words, approx. 2 pages
Code writers cannot think of every circumstance NFPA CODES: NFPA 101® LIFE SAFETY CODE® Section 1.4 of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, is titled "Equivalency" and states that "Nothing in this Code is intended to prevent the use of systems, methods, or...
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Theological Equivalence
07/26/2004: 787 words, approx. 3 pages
In the New York Times last Saturday, Nicholas Kristof discovers what he considers to be a disturbing counterpoint to calls by Islamic radicals to wage war against Christians and Jews: the Left Behind books. Quoting some lurid passages from the latest in the series,...
 


 

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